Poll reveals 86 per cent of Telegraph readers think Jo Haylen should go
Daily Telegraph readers overwhelmingly believe that both Transport Minister Jo Haylen and Housing Minister Rose Jackson should step down from their jobs after a taxpayer-funded Hunter Valley jaunt.
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The vast majority of Daily Telegraph readers overwhelmingly believe Transport Minister Jo Haylen needs to go, with 86 per cent saying she needs to stand down over her decision to use her taxpayer-funded driver to chauffeur her and five friends, including Housing Minister Rose Jackson to a boozy winery lunch in the Hunter Valley.
A reader poll of more than 1480 Telegraph readers found that 86 per cent believed both Ms Haylen and Ms Jackson should stand down over the van saga, while 14 per cent believed they should stay in their roles.
Many readers expressed outrage at being subjected to ongoing train delays amid the controversy.
“How nice to have a ride paid by taxpayers,” one reader said.
“Wish I could have called and got a chauffeured ride a couple weeks ago when my train was cancelled and nobody knew if and when the next train was arriving. So after walking and catching a bus I arrived at my appointment two hours later … she should step down from her position.”
“What’s your Plan B?” another reader said.
“The Transport Minister seems to think it is Government Car and Driver.”
Some readers warned that Premier Chris Minns would be tarnished by his Ministers’ poor decision-making especially during a cost-of-living crisis.
“Premier, most people think you are doing a reasonable job,” a third reader said.
“It’s time for you to actually put your words into actions and get rid of your ministers. Both continue to do you damage and both have struggled in their portfolios. Time to prune the dead wood before it rots into you as a leader.”
“There is no choice, you have to let her go,” another said.
“We are struggling and your ministers are living life large on our expense and they are thinking it is OK. It is not OK … It just isn’t. The Minister has to resign.”
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